Right, time to get the backlog of shots published; here are some from the Ffestiniog at the end of the summer hols. This was partly pleasure, but also partly a research visit for some model-making.
Tanybwlch is a regular haunt for us, as it combines railway photography with a nice cafe (with lovely cakes), and a playground for The Childs.
A new angle for us this year, we've been trying some shots from the garden near the water tower.
Porthmadog Harbour is another nice location for photographs, if somewhat limited for angles and tending to be somewhat busy.
A new spot for this year; Penrhyndeudraeth, where two footpaths leading up from the road to footpath crossings means it's a chance for a rail-level shot. We (Ben and Elder Child) struggled a little for this, as there tended to be lots of other photographers about -railway enthusiasts and regular holidaymakers- it being a bank holiday week.
These are the main spots I wanted to try and get some shots, as there was a plan to do a 'photoplank', a scenic diorama for photographing some garden railway models.
Not directly related to the Ffestiniog visits, but two publications on a related theme, I got some shots from Llanberis into Heritage Railway in an article celebrating the UNESCO status awarded to Snowdonia...
...and a Railways Illustrated shot from earlier in the year, of the double-Double Fairlies on the Welsh Highland Railway at Pont Croeser. One of my favourite shots I've ever taken in Wales.
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